FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution Academy's Under-18 and Under-16 teams concluded U.S. Soccer Development Academy regular season play this past weekend at BW Gottschee in New York, N.Y. The U-18s finished the season with a mark of 15-3-6, winning the U-18 Northeast Division. The U-18s are one of seven clubs to win a division title out of the USSDA's 72 teams at the U-18 level.
Earlier this afternoon, the U-18s were drawn into Group A for the Group Stage of the USSDA Playoffs alongside Weston FC (Weston, Fla.), Bethesda SC (Bethesda, Md.), and Crossfire Premier (Kirkland, Wash.), while the U-16s will return to action during the U-16 Showcase and learn their opponents later this month. Both the U-18 Playoffs and U-16 Showcase will take place from June 22-26 in Westfield, Ind. The U-14 Showcase will also take place in Westfield Ind. and will take place from June 20-23.
In addition, three Academy players remain with the U.S. Youth National Team’s Under-14 Camp in Zagreb, Croatia. Eliot Jones from New Britain, Conn., Morris Matthews from Cambridge, Mass., and Zach Sardi-Santos from Newton, Mass. are all currently with the national team squad. The camp began on May 31 and will run until Saturday, June 10.
WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
- Midfielder Joe Brito '99 (Bolton, Conn.) finished the USSDA regular season with 14 goals, leading the Revs' U-18s in the category.
- Midfielder Kevin Vang '00 (Cranston, R.I.) recorded his Academy-leading 12th assist for the U-18s. Vang has 21 career assists in his three years as an Academy player.
- For a second consecutive week, Izaiah Jennings '98 (Barrington, R.I.) assisted a goal scored by Tim Ennin '00 (East Hartford, Conn.) for the U-18s. Ennin's goal proved to be the game-winner in the U-18s' 3-1 victory.
- Goalkeeper Eliot Jones '03 (New Britain, Conn.) and defenders Morris Matthews '03 (Cambridge, Mass.) and Zach Sardi-Santos '03 (Newton, Mass.) are currently participating in the U.S. Youth National Team's Under-14 Camp in Zagreb, Croatia from May 31-June 10.
UNDER-18s
New England Revolution U-18s at BW Gottschee Academy U-18s
Saturday, June 3, 2017 – Aviator Sports and Recreation – Field 1 (New York, N.Y.)
New England Revolution 3, BW Gottschee Academy 1
Scoring Summary:
BWG – Dennis Coke Jr. 41'
NE – Joe Brito 14 (Penalty Kick) 64'
NE – Tim Ennin 5 (Izaiah Jennings 3) 67'
NE – Nick Firmino 5 (Kevin Vang 12) 90+1'
New England Revolution: Trey Miller; Tyler Freitas, Nick Woodruff, Prince Loney-Bailey, Matt Ranieri; Alex Shterenberg; Kevin Vang, Nick Firmino; Joe Brito; Tim Ennin, Izaiah Jennings (Andy Chisholm 69')
Substitutes Not Used: Eddie Walsh, Pierre Spiegel
Misconduct Summary:
BWG – Jamie DiLuzio (Yellow Card) 66'
BWG – Daniel Churbakov (Yellow Card) 77'
BWG – Stefan Gollisz (Yellow Card) 90'
UNDER-16s
New England Revolution U-16s at BW Gottschee Academy U-16s
Saturday, June 3, 2017 – Aviator Sports and Recreation – Field 1 (New York, N.Y.)
New England Revolution 0, BW Gottschee Academy 1
Scoring Summary:
BWG – Matteo Ritaccio 50'
New England Revolution: Pat Quinn; Connor Haskell, Marcelo Lage, Max Johnston (Connor Bagdon 65'), Chris Ciullo; Ohad Yahalom, Kaoru Fujiwara, Damian Rivera (Liam Carpenter-Shulman 70'); Gustavo Cassemiro, Mike Balleani, Luis Blanco (Keel Brissett 65')
Substitutes Not Used: Austin Causey
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Gustavo Cassemiro (Yellow Card) 25'
NE – Mike Balleani (Yellow Card) 79'
